- What body systems are primarily affected and what physiological changes would you expect Joe and Frank to experience during such rigorous exercise? The body systems that are primarily affected are the respiratory, circulatory, cardiovascular, and muscular systems. The changes that they would probably experience would be that their muscles would probably become fatigued because the heart would be working at its maximum level and they would be losing breath.
- List the symptoms Joe is manifesting on the 20th day of cycling. He is feeling dizzy, bleeding, and feeling fatigued.
- Could Joe’s symptoms be explained by your answers to Question #1 alone? Yes, they could because he is working the cardiovascular system very hard which causes the muscular system to work hard and become fatigued.
- 1.What, if any, of this new information might be relevant to this case? The new information that might be relevant is that Joe has started throwing up and was drinking way more energy drinks than Frank.
- What can you determine from the clinical lab results of Joe’s blood work and urinalysis? We can determine that Joe has an infection and is not getting enough water. We can tell this because he has an above average count of neutrophils in his blood and his urine is a dark yellow color.
- What additional information or tests would you request? I think it would be a good idea to check his heart rate to verify if his cardiovascular system is working too hard.
